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ROAD CART. I No. 372,925. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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Orville WMumbrue UNITED STATES ORVILLE W. MUMBB-UE, OF HOMER, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. H. COOK, JR, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,925, dated November 8, 1887.

Application tiled August 1, 1887. Serial No. fl-l5,l4. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that .I, ORVILLE W. MUMBRUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Homer, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Road-Carts, of which the following isaspecification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a new and useful ro-improveinent in carts; and the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the seat-springs, all as more fully hereinafter described.

In thedrawing which accompanies this specification a cart provided with my improvement is shown in a side elevation, and wherein A represents the shafts, B a crossbar connecting the shafts, .O the seat-bars, D the seat, and E the foot-rest, all the parts being of known construction, except as hereinafter described. F is a bail hinged at the lower side of the shaft and loosely embracing the same. To the upper end of this link is pivotally secured the forward end of one of the seat-bars, while the other seat-bar is similarly secured to a like bail on the other shaft.

G is a spring bolted at its upper end to the In practice it will be seen that the springs G form an elastic support for the seat-bars, and their action eases the end motion quite as well as the up-and-down motion, while the links or bails at the front end of the seat-bars give said bars a chance to work backward or forward with the springs. I do not, however, confine myself to the use of such billi-COIIDEC- tion, but wish to include the ordinary hinge connection as well.

What I claim as my invention is 4 1. The combination, with the shafts, seatbars, and seat of a roadeart, of the springs B, secured at their upper ends to the seat-bars and hinged at their lower ends to the cross bar of the shaft, and the links or bails F, all substantially as described.

2. In combination with the shafts, seat-bars, and seat of a road-cart, two springsone under each seat-bareach spring being boltedat its upper end to the seat-bar near the seat, then, after forming a return-bend, projecting forwardly and downwardly, terminating in a hinge at a cross-bar on the shafts, all-arranged to operate substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX inysi gnatu re, in presence of two witnesses, this 25th day of July, 1887.

ORVILLE \V. MUMBRUE.

I Witnesses:

ALBERT V. PARKS, WELLS PRATT. 

